Application filed for a Multi-Enterprise Agreement
16 August 2024 Dear Members, This afternoon we made an application to the Fair Work Commission for a “Single Interest Employer Authorisation”. This has been a longstanding campaign by our union and […] Read more
Bargaining update #8
Today we continued bargaining at Trades Hall. We continued to work through our log of claims, working through specific section 2 (Salaried Division), 3 (Workshops Division), and 4 (Rail Operations and Loco […] Read more
Protected Action ballot update
The protected action ballot process is now well underway. This morning, you should have received an email from our ballot agent “TrueVote” with details of the ballot and how you can cast […] Read more
Sydney and NSW Trains – Bargaining Meeting #7
Today we continued bargaining for the week and continued to work through our log of claims. Yesterday we demanded that the Chief Executives of both Sydney Trains and NSW Trains present to […] Read more
Sydney and NSW Trains – Meeting #6
Dear Members, We continued bargaining today at Trades Hall. The day started with some terse words regarding management’s conduct in opposing our protected action ballot (PABO). Our delegates made it very clear […] Read more
PABO Approved – Time to VOTE for Industrial Action!
Today our legal team and a group of EA delegates attended the Fair Work Commission to argue that it should approve our protected action ballot. As previously advised, last Friday management and […] Read more
EA Bargaining meeting #5
This morning, we recommenced bargaining after yesterday’s unfortunate refusal of our Multi-Enterprise Agreement claim. Read more
EA Bargaining Meeting #4
We continued bargaining today and first up, we presented our majority support petition to management to demonstrate that we’re united on our claim for a multi enterprise agreement. Read more
EA Bargaining continues tomorrow
Tomorrow we continue bargaining with Sydney Trains and NSW Trains. We hope that management comes to the table with more to show than we’ve seen over the past few occasions. Read more
EA Bargaining website ‘Fighting for our future’ is now LIVE
5 July 2024 Dear Members, Firstly, you would have seen the government’s position on wages in the communications from management this morning. Obviously, this position is woefully inadequate and does not come […] Read more
Sydney Trains and NSW Trains Bargaining Meeting
3 July 2024 Dear Members, Today, we had a further bargaining meeting with Sydney Trains and NSW Trains management. We finally began explaining our log and your EA delegates spoke to a […] Read more
Sydney Trains and NSW Trains Bargaining – Meeting #3
2 July 2024 Dear Members, This morning the Transport Secretary attended our second round of bargaining meetings. The ask on him was to come to the table and clearly explain what the […] Read more